Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-11
TIkED OF LIFE.
Little Maude Garrison Yields In Her
Struggle With the World.

Little AAude Garrison Yields In Her
Struggle With the World.
About 1890 O'Clock. yesterday forenoon
Aaude Garrison died in her room in the
Lizzie block from the effects of an overdose
of morphine. With these few words tho
curtain might be drawn. and all that re-
mains OF the once sprightly little actress
and companionable woman could be con
signed to the grave and oblivion, and the
forgetting world would take no further
thought of the little N whose young life
was willingly laid down to escape the sor-
row, the heart-burnings and the disap-
ments which for long. weary years have
followed her footsteps. But az Little
Maude's life story is that Of many others
who are fighting an unequal battle with q
cold, uncharitable world, and who are too
often denied that sympathy and tender
ness which make their lives endurabie, q
leaf or two are given, that the t~houghtless
may learn:
''That many a shaft at random sent.
Finds mark the archer little meant!
And many q word at random spoken,
May soothe, or wound aheart that's broken."
At the age of fifteen Maude Garrison was
q wife and q mother. Soon aft she
was alone in the world. Her parents were
dead and her husband had parted from
her, taking their only child. This broke the
young girls heart and destroyed her life.
Being eight in form, unable TODD hard work
and possessing talent which fitted her for
the stage she drifted to it. During the past
three years she Las filled engagements at
variety theatres. It was at the Casino in
in St. Louis, where her roommate, Miss
Eva Stanford met her eight or nine months
ago. She told the story of her wrongs and
Oscillation to Miss Stanford who i'm.
mediately became deeply interested in hel
and who watched over her as an elder
sister. The two became very much attached
to each other and about ten weeks ago
came to Butte to fill an engagement at the
Comique. They occupied the same apart
separated by day and never at night.
During the past week or two Miss Stanford
noticed that "Maudie'-as she always
called her-was disposed to be
VERY AT TIMES
aud often talked about her child and fire.
quently expressed a wish to see it. She
wrote to her husband enquiring after it
but no reply was made. Her fits of des-
pondency became deeper and more frequent
and the wish to see or hear from her child
oftener expressed. The evening before her
death Miss Stanford, noting her deep de-
preston of spirits. unfolded to Maudie her
plans for the future in which the little one
was to be adopted and cared for by Miss
Stanford and another and a higher life be
soueht. This seemed to revive her and
during the night she was more sprightly and
cheerful than she had been for weeks. But
when they came to their room in the early
hours of the morning Maudie again became
and
TALKED ABOUT HER CHILD.
She soon, however, retired, but Miss
Stanford remained sitting at the window
with her back to the bed. 1t was while
Miss Stanford thus sat that Maude took
the poison and scrubbed the few lines which
were afterwards found. When Miss Stan.
ford retired Maude was sleeping soundly
and apparently naturally. About $50 in
by the hfavy breathing of Maude. She i'm
mediately tried to arouse her. Not sue
ceeding in this she became alarmed and 60
ing to another room called Miss Jennie
Kimball. The two endeavored in vain to
awaken the sleeping girl and then gave the
alarm. Physicians we're sent for, and while
the messenger was gone slips of paper were
found upon a table in the room, upon one
of which were written the following words:
II have taken poison, whetherit be fatal
or not. Ny troubles are too much for me
bear" "MAuDE."
Upon another were these wo, DIS:
Eva, telegraph my friends. I I hope every.
body will give me their blessing"
''MAuDE."
On the centre table a folded paper was
upon which was written the word
''poieon." Within it was a small quantity
of morphine. When the physicians arrived
all hope was gone. Buteverv known remedy
was applied but without effect and at the
hour above named she breathed her last.
Thus passed away a young, beautiful and
gifted woman, fitted to adorn the higher
stations in life and to minister Happiness
to others, but whose own happiness
was forever destroyed and who rather than
longer contend with the misery which con-
sumed her, yielded her life to Him who
gave it, trusting to find that mercy, that
surcease OF sorrow and that peace of mind in
the great unknown beyond, which were de-
MED her upon earth.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Amsden being out of town, the
was held by Judge L%ippincott, be-
fore a jury composed Of j. B. Wilcox,
Michael Jill, A. Wenl, w. Gal1cK, GltDeft
Engel. and j. r. Bordeaux. The only wit
ness was Miss Stanford, whose testimony
is given in substance above. The verdict
was that "the said Maudie Garrison came
to her death bv means of an overdose of
morphine, administered by herself with
suicidal INTENT
THE BOD OF THE UNFORTUNATE
is most beautifully shrouded in satin in a
costly casket, artificial and cut flowers be-
ing artistically and profusely displayed
over it. A magnificent cross Of flowers rest
upon the feet.
THE
will take place from the room occupied by
the deceased at 2 o'clock this afternoon
and the services will be conducted by the
Rev. j. r Russell.